Video Analysis - Robbery within the vicinity of your Home

How Secure is your home?

Crime rate increases year after year. People getting mugged, robbed kidnapped and rape for all sorts of reasons & places, this includes our very own homes. Your house may have the greatest security equipments to prevent home break-ins. That's pretty much it, its only prevention, however Robbers & Offenders are getting more and more creative with their approach. 

Like many self-defence instructors will always tell you is to strike the weakest point to get the job done. So even robbers would struck the weakest link in any security equipments you throw at them.......YOU!!!

What you just saw is a common middle class residential homes found in Asia (Malaysia to be specific). Residential houses like these are commonly equip with CCTV cameras and large automatic gates. Some gates have sharp tips on them. 

What you just saw in the video above are two motorcyclist doing a common tailing their prey and pounce by "give me your ......." scenario with a large knife (cleavers or sharp objects are easily obtainable in hardware stores). These motorcyclist are known to be the "Mat Rempits" which are common thugs on cheap motorcycles. Equip with bike helmet for head protection & concealment, cleavers to inflict fear and injury and motorcycle for a fast getaway. 

At the above scenario the lady parked her car and waited for the gate to fully closed before exiting the car (Safety tips must do: always look around to see its safe before exiting your car) To the lady's bad luck the auto-gate didn't function as it should and the motorcyclist are able to easily force his way through the gate and strike the weakest link....Her.

This is an example of when we are at our most vulnerable moments. You are both locked in a space where its only you and the robbers lowering your chance for escape and call for help. 

Another example below of how these thugs commonly attack their victim at the vicinity where the victims are locked in a space where they cant call for help.

In the Video above the victims got out of the car, unknowingly there was the motorcyclist tailing them. they strike them out in the open knowing there is no one that can save them. The owner of the house are too afraid to open the door or it may escalate from a simple robbery to a house break-in. 

(safety tips: for both videos the most important thing is to always give them what they want, avoid confrontation. Give them what they want and hope they run away. Except if they want something other than your money, watch and bags.) 

"Its the importance of space awareness and the exiting and entering of your safe space as fast as you can"

The greatest weakest link in any security is always you. How you are mentally prepared to be aware of the dangers, how well prepared are you and the knowledge of needing to prevent and take action on dangerous situations.

So the moral of these video analysis is that we have to always be vigilant and remind ourself of the dangers around us. Always make sure of your surrounding is safe before exiting your current safe space. Robbers are creative bunch and no amount of prevention equipments can completely make you safe. Out on the streets or in the comfort of your own home. 

How safe are you at home or on the streets??

Self Defense for Senior Citizen - a street fight case study

'Stay back you scoundrel!'

Now this here topic is nothing new, violence can happen to anyone anywhere and anytime, Woman children and even grown man, however what i find really interesting is the lack of discussions and instructional videos for the elderly when it comes to self defense on the internet. This caught my interest and decided blog about it with whatever i can find.

Disclaimer - this blog is not the definitive guide to encourage/nor discourage elders to react violently back against offenders to defend themselves - the purpose of this blog is to create an awareness and a sort of case study of what is available out there on the internet.

Of course as always when are faced in a threatening situation the best way is to get out the way alive, so should a potential violent encounter can be prevented that will be the very best route. When facing in real life threatening situation and no other way out the only viable option is to neutralize the situation quickly and get away from the scene.

Take note i say Neutralize instead of Fighting back, there is a difference!
and this is especially true to those who are not Martial Arts/ Self Defense trained not to mention Children & Elderly.

Fighting back will only anger the offender and that will trigger an event more violent temper out of you trying to 'Fight Back' however by neutralizing can be more than just flailing arms/kicking. Should you are able to neutralize the situation by saying 'sorry - here take my money, I dont want any trouble' that is also one of many ways to neutralize the situation (again not a definitive guide)

The above video is a movement which i am glad to see, the instructors take upon themselves to selflessly teach the elders some techniques so they may not feel as vulnerable when walking alone on the streets. It is quick to learn very practical for the elderly's age (although not limited to only the seniors) and it have some points that i made in my previous blogs as well.

• If all else fails it's definitely something for the senior citizen to keep themself busy and beneficial for their health by exercising and moving around.

• Cane Fu - is as literal as it gets - it is a tongue in cheek self defense style involving using the walking cane/stick. For those of you remembered in my other blogs, a walking stick is a legalize (and common) item to carry around that can act as an improvised weapon to create distance from your attacker.

• The attacks was taught to go straight for the weak points. quickly neutralize the assailant.

Above are all positives feedback i have in regards to the intentions being taught

• Of course what was being taught is a noble cause, however there will be people questioning the implication wether elders should be taught to hit back, risking the dangers of a stronger assailant to acting far more violent than before. As well as the understanding of their own physical limit.

This is a question no one will have the answer to however it is definitely a discussion that needs more attention.

To find out more about Self Defense for the Elderly, look no further to more interesting facts and videos below or google the term "Self Defense for Senior Citizen". A word of warning of graphic content in video below.

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